Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by briffle on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:11PM (#19049471)

This is a pretty poor argument. I can think of multiple reasons they should be able to immediately revoke a certificate (or an app) 1. It finds the certificate has been compromised 2. it finds a publisher introduced malware in an update to their app

If some app decides to include a crypto-miner, that burns up your battery, your sure going to want apple to yank that from all the phones, as quick as possible, not sit there an hope your pocket doesn't melt before you can figure out which app to uninstall.

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Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by chappi42 on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:46PM (#19049778)

I didn't argue this specific case. I said in general, Apple should not be allowed to have such power. (Laws need to be adapted/modernized to cover the current mobile ecosystems)

It's my device, if I am fully informed and decide to run a crypto-miner application I should be able to do so. If I want to run 'In A Permanent Save State' [1], Apple shouldn't be allowed to censor this (not that I would agree with the subsumptions in that app, but that is not relevant here).

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/11/13/the-very...

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